Socket Mobile Director Brenton MacDonald Receives 8,600-Share Award

What Happened Brenton Earl MacDonald, a director of Socket Mobile, received two stock awards on August 6, 2026 totaling 8,600 shares. The awards consisted of 7,000 shares granted at $0.39 per share (value $2,730) and 1,600 shares granted at $1.00 per share (value $1,600), for a combined reported value of $4,330. The 7,000-share grant was fully vested upon grant; the 1,600-share grant was issued under a director compensation program that allows directors to receive stock in lieu of cash compensation.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 6, 2026.
• Grant details: 7,000 shares @ $0.39 (value $2,730); 1,600 shares @ $1.00 (value $1,600).
• Total shares received: 8,600; total reported value: $4,330.
• Vesting: the 7,000-share award was fully vested upon grant (footnote F1).
• Compensation program: the 1,600-share grant was under a director stock-in-lieu-of-cash program; that grant price ($1.00) was noted versus the closing market price of $0.39 (footnote F2).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed Aug 11, 2026 for an Aug 6 transaction, appearing to be filed one business day after the two-business-day reporting deadline.

Context These transactions are awards/compensation, not open-market purchases or sales, and therefore primarily reflect director pay rather than a direct trading signal. The fully vested 7,000-share grant means those shares were immediately owned by the director. Note the filing date may be late relative to the standard Form 4 deadline, which can affect transparency for investors.